Fontana mill to become park clubhouse by spring 1950
Hazleton area owner William Williams plans turning the 95-year-old Fontana mill on Otter Creek into a park clubhouse. Cleanup has begun and the aim is a spring 1950 opening. 77 acres of land, Creekside park work, two existing cabins, with three more planned, and original machinery retained for atmosphere.
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Hazleton
William Williams
Walker
Otter Creek
Fontana
Otter Creek Dam
Williams
Sea Lion Breaks English Channel Swimming Record
Pierre the California sea lion swam the English Channel in just over five hours becoming the youngest and fastest crossing. The animal started at Cape Gris Nez at 9 36 a m and reached St Margaret's Bay at 2 40 p m aided by a 30 foot line held by trainer Ross McBride.
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Dover
England
Pierre
Burt Kennedy
Cape Gris Nez
Greenwich
Ross McBride
Bay of Biscay
France
McBride
Cop Rewards Aid from Motorist with Ticket
ENGLEWOOD Colo. UP motorist George Rash 32 saw a police car behind him upset went back to pick up the phehtiy injured patrolman. When they arrived at the police station the officer Martin Knis
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Englewood
Colo
George Rash
Phehtiy
Martin Knis
Speeding and red light ticket handed after ride
A person thanked Rash for the ride and then issued a ticket for speeding and running a red light.
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Ley
Rash
Austria Voters Keep Nation in Anti Communist Bloc
Austria's weekend election produced a rightward shift as the People’s party won 77 seats and the Socialists 67, forming a 144 vote coalition. The new League of Independents gained 16 seats amid Nazi-era controversy, while Communists held 4 seats. Figures show 900,000 new voters, with Figl to form a new government and seek independence talks with the Big Four.
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Vienna
Europe
Leopold Figl
People’s Party
Socialists
Figl
Austria
League of Independents
League
Herbert Kraus
Kraus
Sea of Independents
Communists
Ays
Karl Renner
Ferdinand Graf
Graf
Tass
Police clash as posters torn amid street patrols reported
Report notes disorder after authorities clash with demonstrators while patrolling streets. Tass said some groups carried rubber and oak clubs indicating potential for violence.
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Tass
Cargo Plane Crashes Near Cheyenne Killing Three Crewmen
A Slick Airways cargo plane diverted from its San Francisco to Denver route due to storms crashed three miles northwest of Cheyenne airport during approach. The C-46 twin engine craft skidded across the ground after clipping a knoll, killing all three crew members aboard.
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Cheyenne
Slick Airways
Denver
Veterans group to hear new song “The Volunteers”
The Roanoke Virginia composer E B Kromer created The Volunteers for a veteran group’s program as they prepare to premiere the piece and honor veterans with a new anthem.
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Mama War Veterans Organizahey
E. B. Kromer
Roanoke
Spanish American Vets Return to Port of 1898
Tampa reports 5000 veterans returned to the port for the 51st encampment of the United Spanish American War veterans. They marched from San Juan hill anniversary to reassemble, reflecting on service 51 years after the conflict.
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Tampa
San Juan Hill
United
Mars seaplanes return to air after inspections
The Navy's five Mars seaplanes resumed flying Monday following a temporary grounding for emergency inspections prompted by multiple reports of propeller trouble.
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San Francisco
Navy
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Des Moines
the Insurance
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Weston D. Ralston Insurance, Inc
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Weston D. Ralston II
Robert W. Nelson
Standard Appliance CO
J. G. Landenberger
Optometrists
God Enough For Your
Dr. F. C. Espey
New Party Strong
Smulekoff
Smulekoff's
Mello Tuitk Sanitary
Erty
Hladky
Fine Foods
Fourth Ave
Conlon
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